For the first time after the Assembly polls in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, 19 February. The meeting went on for over 20 minutes at Shah's residence. The meeting was earlier scheduled at the Home Ministry.
The meeting came in the aftermath of Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scoring a resounding victory in the Delhi Assembly elections, bagging 62 seats out of 70, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coming a distant second with just eight seats.
Shortly after the meeting, Kejriwal took to Twitter and stated that they discussed several issues related to Delhi and that both of them have agreed to work together for Delhi’s development.
Kejriwal also addressed a press conference right after the meet with Shah. On being asked if the Home Minister and he discussed the matter of Shaheen Bagh during their meeting, he said that there was no discussion on it.
He also announced that “a three-day assembly session has been called from 24 February, Monday.”
Earlier, Kejriwal had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his swearing-in ceremony, but the PM skipped the event as he was inaugurating various projects in Varanasi.
The election in the national capital was preceded by an acrimonious campaign, with the BJP led by Amit Shah slamming AAP over various issues, including the ongoing anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh.
While taking oath on 16 February, Kejriwal said he wanted to work in coordination with the Centre “towards making Delhi a city of pride for all Indians.”
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